Washington: USCIS have incorporated important information regarding the categories of adjustment of status applicants to whom the public charge ground of inadmissibility applies from the appendices in Volume 8, Part G, of the USCIS Policy Manual, to Chapter 3, Applicability, to make it easier to identify whether the public charge ground of inadmissibility applies to...
Washington: On Aug. 1, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Among the improvements to the form is a checkbox employers enrolled in E-Verify can use to indicate they remotely examined identity and employment authorization documents under an alternative procedure authorized by the Department of...
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Monday, announced that India has made a voluntary contribution of $1 million to the UN. This contribution aims to support the promotion of the Hindi language within the organization and foster inclusive dialogue and understanding. Kamboj handed over the cheque of $1 million to...
Eric Garcetti, the top US diplomat in New Delhi, has described the ongoing violence in Manipur as an "internal matter" of India. While in Washington for consultations with US Government officials, Garcetti responded to a question about a graphic video showing two disrobed women being brutalized by a mob in Manipur. He expressed that...
America's largest reptile bank based in Arizona has applied to the federal government to import six ghariyal and another equal number of mugger crocodiles from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which it argues would help preserve these endangered species. The Phoenix Herpetological Society has applied for permission in this regard to the US Fish and...
Fresno, CA: A 21-year-old Sikh man, who was on a student visa to the US, died after he drowned in a lake in California. Hashpreet Singh had gone to Millerton Lake in Fresno, California, along with his wife when he was swept away by the waters, according to a fundraiser page created for him. Lifeguards...
New York, NY: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday announced that the City will begin imposing a 60-day limit for how long people can stay in shelters. Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition said, “Getting people into permanent housing needs to be the number one priority and solution to freeing up space in the City’s overburdened...
Richmond, VA: An Indian-origin couple from Virginia has been charged for allegedly subjecting an immigrant, who is their relative, to forced labour and physical abuse at a convenience store they owned. A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment on Wednesday charging them with conspiracy to commit forced labour, alien harboring for financial gain, and...
Edison, NJ: An Indian American teenager named Shyalan "Shay" Shah has been reported missing from his Edison home since July 15. Shay's parents, Rich and Kalpana Shah, have circulated an appeal on social media, expressing their concern and seeking help from both authorities and the community. The Edison Police Department issued a nixle alert stating that...
